Summary
Review
I had seen something in regards to this book before on my Kindle – it could even have been a little preview of it, but I kept disregarding it thinking “naaah…not for me”.
That was until I started reading it without actually knowing what I was reading, haha. You see, my phone decided to scroll down in a different book – and it so happened that ‘Willing’ had a preview chapter at the end of that book, so I started reading thinking I was where I left off (in the actual book I was reading) only to get very confused and then intrigued, hehe. My intrigue left me finishing that preview chapter and I had to double-check what I had read.
I was then very surprised to realise that the book I had left off thinking “wasn’t for me” – turned out really might be after all.
Gotta love it when that happens!
(Un)Willing is a PNR. It’s a vampire romance with a slow burn, there’s no doubt about that. If you are not a big fan of slow burns (which I am not actually, but this one did do it for me..hmm) you should go into it knowing this is one.
This universe doesn’t have only Vampires though, it’s your typical Paranormal world, mentioning witches (which in this world are the evilest of beings), werebears and our main characters work closely with a pack of werewolves. What made this universe a bit different for me and I actually liked, was the introduction of a Saint Benedict “cult”. These would be the main antagonists in this world at this moment in time. The author set up the introduction of them and others – well, I think, and as this is only book 1 I can’t wait to read more.
Essentially, they are a sort of holy order of the church. There is definitely a lot of backstory there to be further investigated (I hope) in the following books!
We got a taste of what I assume will be book 2 and Raphael’s story in the prologue of book 1. *cheer*
To me it’s clear that this series doesn’t really end in book 1 – it’s going to be a continuous story with the same characters having a strong foothold in all the books.
At least that’s how it looks to me, so if that turns out not to be the case, I would be disappointed. The book ends on a sort of soft cliffhanger, there is a load of things that are not finished in book 1, many questions that still need an answer etc. This is one of the main reasons I believe the series continues into book two where we left off, and another reason why it’s grabbed my attention so well.
If this was how the book really ended, it wouldn’t have gotten 4 stars from me, simply because there are still so many things not answered – but I am choosing to go with my gut here, which tells me there are loads more to come.
I really enjoyed ‘Willing’ and although I do find the “Father/Mother” relationship of the vampires slightly odd, it’s simply new and a bit different.
In this world, vampires can procreate with other vampires, but females are extremely rare, and not “normal”. They are what is called “Soulmarked” and are born the soul mate of a male vampire.
They are the only females that can be successfully turned into a vampire – hence why they are so rare, and no – sadly it is not always a successful pairing, despite them being born for each other, sadly. (Definitely not as cliché I think as some have said. *shrug* But that’s only my opinion. )
So when males sire other males, they become their children really, hence the “Father” reference and all the fun ribbing of today’s parenting that is being made by the males haha.
It took a little getting used to – but it works.
Asher is the leader of his Coven but each Coven also answered to a Vampire Council. They have land and disputes etc, as do the other species, so this world does have a whole structured society. This is something I always love and sits well with me. I me a proper vampire society hehe.
All in all, I found this an exciting new series to get into and I am looking forward to the next book!!
Nine hundred and eighty-seven years, and one word all but shatters me.
Sweet, Izzy; Moriarty, Sean. Willing (The Un Series Book 1) (p. 11). Kindle Edition.
